I did scitt which is school centred initial teacher training, I did usually 1 day a week training, and usually 4 days in school. My dh did PGCE and did 2 weeks uni and 3 days in school though those days do differ throughout year and you will do a bit more training at start. I did when didn't have lo, it is hard but you just have to be mega organised. You can also do GTP which is where you work for school so more money and then study through a course at same time. It is a lot of work but there were a few people on my course with children, just make sure you use planning time effectively. To start with you wont be doing so much planning as you observe. I used to do my marking at lunchtime in the class room which preety much led to me only having to mark the lessons for afternoon when got home and then planning. I used to try and get all marking done before went home. I was doing pretty full time table as mentour was off sick last term so I was teaching all the time. You do just have to sit down to make sure its done. When I was teaching I was working till about 10/11 in the evenings and then one day of the weekend, I would time table around family time, that's what dh does, in evenings dh gets back between 6-7 and I will have food on table, we sit and eat together then I have quick bath while dh is with lo,then I bath lo and he dresses her and I get her to sleep. I did work with people who left earlier to be with there kids. I am sahm at moment but when I was pregnant I stayed till kick out time at school which was 6. Lots of people left around 4.30. While training you will do full time 5 days a week. A lot of the mums I know when teaching go back 2-3 days a week so that they have planning time on days off etc and can be with lo in evenings more (you can do this in NQT year but just means you do it longer) teaching is full on , there are people who skate through not doing much work but not the norm. The training you will be expected to do assignments, on my course we also did a reflective diary which was given in weekly, you will have reading, you have to pass 3 QTS skills tests in maths, IT and English, this you organise in your own time at testing centre, you will be expected to plan (you will have increasing time table though to start with a certain percentage will be observation) you will need to create resources or find them, mark, I was involved with report writing, learn policies, you will be giving homework, you have to make sure you collect evidence to prove you have met standards which you compile through year, you will observe classes other than mentor, you will need to attend meetings and you will be observed by school and the trainers where you study to check your teaching is up to standard. This is what we did on my course, mine was slightly more intensive than the pgce my dh did. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I know lots of people who were able to manage work load with children, they just made sure to do work when children in bed, and do as much work as they could at school. You will have half a day planning and half a day with mentor as well if I remember correctly.
